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By LISA MASCARO<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians.<\/p>\n

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The vote tally, 104-314, was not enough to attach the amendment to a broader national security spending bill, but stands as a stark accounting of the shifting attitudes that are dividing the Democratic Party and the nation over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s war strategy, now approaching its third year.<\/p>\n

The House\u2019s Democratic leadership split over the issue in what was largely seen as a test vote ahead of the U.S. midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. More than 100 Democrats voted for the amendment to strip the foreign military aid money, and almost as many voted against. Most Republicans voted to preserve the Israel aid.<\/p>\n

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who announced he opposed the measure that would zero out the aid, insisted \u201cthat for the good of Israel and the Palestinian people, American policy in the Middle East must change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeffries said in a letter to colleagues, ahead of a private caucus meeting this week where the Israel issue dominated the debate, that he believes \u201cthere are more decisive ways to achieve the urgent change necessary when it comes to the far-right Netanyahu government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats divided over US support for Israel<\/h4>\n

The deepening divide over Israel threatens to upend the Democratic Party as it faces an energized left flank that is promoting self-proclaimed democratic socialists in a handful of marquee House races, particularly last month in New York.<\/p>\n

While more traditional Democrats have stood with U.S. support for Israel, a growing number have distanced themselves from Netanyahu\u2019s strategy since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.<\/p>\n

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The Democratic Whip, Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, announced she would support the measure to withhold the funds.<\/p>\n

Republicans have seized on the divide to portray Democrats as being overtaken by their more radical far-left elements, even as House Speaker Mike Johnson faces divisions within his own ranks as President Donald Trump\u2019s most ardent America First Republicans lean toward less foreign military spending.<\/p>\n

According to an AP-NORC poll this month, about one-third of U.S. adults \u2014 including roughly half of Democrats \u2014 believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza, an accusation that\u2019s been leveled by some human rights organizations and vehemently denied by Israel and the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

Amendment pushed forward from Rep. Thomas Massie<\/h4>\n

The amendment to strip Israel\u2019s foreign aid was offered by Rep. Thomas Massie, the libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican who lost his own bid for reelection after Trump backed his challenger.<\/p>\n

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During the floor debate, Massie said the $3.3 billion could be better spent at home on U.S. roads, bridges and veterans\u2019 needs, especially as national deficits are on the rise. He said the American weapons were used on \u201coftentimes innocent civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we should stop it \u2014 we should put them on a diet,\u201d Massie said.<\/p>\n

But Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, himself a former party leader, championed longtime support of Israel and warned against withdrawing U.S. aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI rise in strong opposition to this amendment, which would dangerously undermine American national security,\u201d Hoyer said. He said it would limit the United States\u2019 ability to confront terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah, which he said \u201cexpressly target American citizens and military personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawmakers under pressure as midterms near<\/h4>\n

The lawmakers were feeling pressure from all sides as they prepare for midterm elections this fall.<\/p>\n

The powerful American-Israel group AIPAC encouraged its supporters to contact members of Congress to register their opposition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must ensure his dangerous amendment is defeated,\u201d AIPAC said in a statement ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the progressive advocacy organization J Street gave lawmakers more leeway to express their views, as Jeffries did, even as the group opposed the amendment as poorly drafted and overly broad.<\/p>\n

President Jeremy Ben-Ami said in a statement that J Street recognizes \u201cthat, for many Democrats, this is one of the few opportunities to cast a recorded vote expressing opposition to the way American military assistance and American-supplied weapons have been used by the Israeli government in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that what unites the majority of Democrats \u201cis far more significant\u201d than this vote as they work to support \u201cthe security and rights of both Israelis and Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n

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